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狂 means 'mad'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 1124   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-12    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 57 words   Used in 127 words   Used in 21 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   キョウ
Kun
   くる to go mad   くるおしい to be nearly mad (with worry / grief)
⿰   () dog   king  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 狂 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 狂 is used 121 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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キョウ : 90 words FIND ALL
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wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
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くる : 25 words FIND ALL
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go mad
2. to get out of order; to go amiss
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くる (read as ぐる) : 6 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 死にもの狂い
expression, noun, 'no' adjective
desperation; struggle to the death
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An additional くる.おしい less common words include 狂 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1161  Joy o' Kanji : 1161  Key to Kanji:

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キョウ   mad   くる to go mad   くるおしい to be nearly mad (with worry / grief)   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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